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41 invalid
I [in'vælid] adjective((of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid: Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid.) neplatný- invalidity II 1. ['invəlid] noun(a person who is ill or disabled: During his last few years, he was a permanent invalid.) invalida2. [-li:d] verb1) ((with out) to remove (especially a soldier) from service, because of illness: He was invalided out of the army.) propustit jako invalidu2) (to cause (especially a soldier) to be disabled: He was invalided in the last war.) zmrzačit* * *• neplatný -
42 kerb
[kə:b]((especially American curb) an edging, usually of stone, round a raised area, especially a pavement: The old lady stepped off the kerb right in front of a car.) obrubník* * *• roubení• obrubník -
43 loan
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44 medicine
['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) lék2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicína•- medicinally* * *• lékařství• lék• medicína -
45 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) prostředí2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) prostředek3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) médium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) prostředí2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) střední* * *• střední -
46 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) potkat2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sejít se3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) seznámit se (s)4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) setkat se5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) uspokojit, splnit6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) zasáhnout7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) nalézt8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) mít, setkat se (s)9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) oplatit, reagovat (na)2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) shromáždění- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *• potkávat• potkat• sejít• scházet se• setkání• sejít se• setkat se• setkávat se• splnit• meet/met/met -
47 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) měřicí přístroj, hodiny, elektroměr2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) měřit* * *• počítadlo• měřidlo -
48 monkey
1. noun1) (an animal of the type most like man, especially those which are small and have long tails (ie not the apes).) opice2) (a mischievous child: Their son is a little monkey.) dareba, -nice2. verb((especially with with) to meddle or interfere: Who's been monkeying (about) with the television set?) hrabat se (v)- monkey nut* * *• opice -
49 pervert
1. [pə'və:t] verb1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) zvrátit2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) zneužívat2. ['pə:və:t] noun(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) zvrhlík- perverted* * *• zvrhlík• převrátit• svést• odpadlík -
50 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) vybrat si2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) rozeznat3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) vyťukat* * *• vybrat• zvolit si• rozpoznat -
51 plague
[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) mor2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) záplava, hejno2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) trápit* * *• záplava• pohroma• rána• mrak• morová rána• mračno• ničivé množství• ničivé hejo• ničivé hejno• epidemie• dýmějový mor -
52 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) hrot, špička2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) mys, výběžek3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) tečka4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) bod5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) okamžik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) bod7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) dílec8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) bod9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) bod, věc, otázka, pointa10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smysl11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) rys12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) zásuvka2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) namířit2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) ukázat3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spárovat•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *• ukazovat• ukázat• zamířit• poukazovat• tečka• směřovat• označit• okamžik• namířit• bod• detail -
53 prostrate
1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) ležící tváří dolů2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) skleslý, zdrcený2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) padnout na tvář2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) vyčerpat, zhroutit se•* * *• přemoci• svalit -
54 pure
['pjuə]1) (not mixed with anything especially dirty or less valuable: pure gold.) čistý2) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) čistý3) (complete; absolute: a pure accident.) čirý, úplný4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) čistý•- purely- pureness
- purity
- purify
- purification
- pure-blooded
- pure-bred
- pure and simple* * *• výhradně• průzračný• ryzí• naprostý• neposkvrněný• neznečištěný• nefalšovaný• neporušený• nevinný• nesmíšený• nezkažený• čistokrevný• čistý• čirý -
55 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *• ubytovat• rozčtvrtit• kvartál• čtvrtdolar• čtvrt• čtvrtina -
56 relic
['relik]1) (something left from a past time: relics of an ancient civilization.) památka2) (something connected with, especially the bones of, a dead person (especially a saint).) relikvie* * *• pozůstatek• přežitek• relikvie• památka• ostatek -
57 renounce
1) (to give up (a title, claim, intention etc) especially formally or publicly: He renounced his claim to the throne.) vzdát se2) (to say especially formally or publicly that one will no longer have anything to do with (something): I have renounced alcohol.) odříci si•* * *• zapřít -
58 Roman
['rəumən] 1. adjective1) (connected with Rome, especially ancient Rome: Roman coins.) římský2) ((no capital) (of printing) in ordinary upright letters like these.) tištěný antikvou/latinkou2. noun(a person belonging to Rome, especially to ancient Rome.) Říman- Roman Catholic
- Roman Catholicism
- Roman numerals* * *• Říman -
59 roman
['rəumən] 1. adjective1) (connected with Rome, especially ancient Rome: Roman coins.) římský2) ((no capital) (of printing) in ordinary upright letters like these.) tištěný antikvou/latinkou2. noun(a person belonging to Rome, especially to ancient Rome.) Říman- Roman Catholic
- Roman Catholicism
- Roman numerals* * *• římský• román -
60 Saint
[seint, ]( before a name[) snt]1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) svatý, -á2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) svatý, -á•- saintly- saintliness* * *• Saint• svatá• svatý
См. также в других словарях:
especially — ► ADVERB 1) in particular. 2) to a great extent; very much. USAGE The words especially and specially are not interchangeable, although both can mean ‘particularly’. Only especially means ‘in particular’, as in he despised them all, especially… … English terms dictionary
Especially — Es*pe cial*ly, adv. In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
especially — index a fortiori, particularly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
especially — c.1400, from ESPECIAL (Cf. especial) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
especially — [adv] exceptionally, particularly abnormally, above all, before all else, chiefly, conspicuously, curiously, eminently, exclusively, expressly, extraordinarily, in particular, in specie, mainly, markedly, notably, oddly, outstandingly, peculiarly … New thesaurus
especially — [e spesh′əl ē, i spesh′əl ē] adv. particularly; mainly; to a marked degree; unusually … English World dictionary
especially — es|pe|cial|ly W1S1 [ıˈspeʃəli] adv 1.) [sentence adverb] used to emphasize that something is more important or happens more with one particular thing than with others = ↑particularly ▪ I never liked long walks, especially in winter. ▪ Art books… … Dictionary of contemporary English
especially — es|pe|cial|ly [ ı speʃli ] adverb *** 1. ) used when mentioning conditions that make something more relevant, important, or true: PARTICULARLY: It was a very cold house, especially in the winter. especially because/since: He did not want to upset … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
especially — /I speSFli/ also specially spoken adverb 1 (sentence adverb) used to emphasize that something is more important or happens more with one particular thing than with others: Crime is growing at a rapid rate, especially in urban areas. 2 (+ adj/adv) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
especially */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈspeʃ(ə)lɪ] / US adverb 1) used when mentioning conditions that make something more relevant, important, or true It was a very cold house, especially in winter. especially as/because/since: He did not want to upset his father, especially as… … English dictionary
especially — especial, especially, special, specially 1. There is no longer any great difficulty with especial because special has all but driven it out, although it is still used occasionally to refer principally to exceptional personal qualities or… … Modern English usage
